Tuesday, 16 December 2025
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that schools’ core budgets in more deprived communities are not disproportionately used to meet the costs of...
To ask His Majesty’s Government how, in expanding the use of large-scale sites for asylum accommodation, they will ensure that lessons learnt from the operation of Napier Barracks and the...
To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve women’s healthcare as part of their renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.
To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether new funding allocations to local authorities are sufficient to deliver the prevention commitments in the National...
Baroness Smith of Basildon: Moved by Baroness Smith of Basildon That: (1) It is desirable that a Select Committee be appointed to consider and make recommendations on— (a) a retirement...
Lord Whitehead: Moved by Lord Whitehead That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 October and 24 November be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 15 December. Motions agreed.
Lord Katz: Moved by Lord Katz That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 November be approved. Relevant document: 42nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee....
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage: Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 November be approved. Relevant document: 44th Report from the...
The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Thursday 11 December. “I thank my honourable friend for his Urgent Question. I am sure that the whole House...
The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Monday 15 December. “The NHS’s national medical director says: ‘This unprecedented wave of super...
Baroness Lloyd of Effra: Moved by Baroness Lloyd of Effra That this House do not insist on its Amendments 120N and 120P to 120S, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 120T. 120T:...
Lord Sharpe of Epsom: Moved by Lord Sharpe of Epsom At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 120U as an amendment to Commons Amendment 120G, in lieu of Amendment 120N, and Amendments 120V...
Baroness Levitt: Moved by Baroness Levitt That the Bill be now read a second time. Welsh legislative consent sought.
Baroness Levitt: Moved by Baroness Levitt That the bill be committed to a Grand Committee, and that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee that they consider the bill in the following...
Debates in the House of Lords are an opportunity for Peers from all parties (and crossbench peers, and Bishops) to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.